"There's a new moral panic brewing about Instagram. It began with the testimony of Facebook whistleblower and a leaked internal Facebook study about the supposed harmful effects of Instagram on teenage girls, including suicidal ideation and eating disorders. This led to a national freak-out over social media and its corrupting influence over the … [Read more...]
A Moral Panic Is Brewing About Instagram and Video Games. Don’t Fall for It | Opinion
Guys and guns: Why men are behind the vast majority of America’s gun violence
"According to the nonprofit research center The Violence Project, men are responsible for 98% of mass shootings, and according to an analysis by Everytown for Gun Safety, a grassroots organization aiming to combat gun violence, men were behind 94% of 240 mass shootings (four or more killed regardless of location) from 2009 to 2020 in which the … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Second Amendment Case Puts Gun Control Laws At Risk
"On October 20, 23-year-old Nikolas Cruz pled guilty to murdering 17 people in the 2018 Parkland school shooting. Four years after that tragedy — with school shootings doubling nationally as students return from remote learning — the Supreme Court is considering a case that could have a tremendous impact on gun control legislation. The lawsuit … [Read more...]
‘The Violence Project’ book investigates mass shootings in order to find solutions
"In September of this year, Abrams Press released a new book by Jillian Peterson and James Densley titled, “The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic.” The book is the result of more than four years of work and research. Both Peterson and Densley believe that understanding the problem is a necessary step to fixing it. The … [Read more...]
Episode 123: Mass Shootings: An Interview with Criminologists Drs. Jillian Peterson and James Densley, the Argument for Data-Driven Nuance, and Steps for Prevention
"In this episode, we speak with Jillian Peterson, PhD, and James Densley, PhD, who are professors of criminology. They have spent several years creating https://www.theviolenceproject.org/, which is the largest database on mass shooters. Throughout this article, we will include tables with data from the database, presenting the raw numbers and … [Read more...]